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Image Gallery: HTC S740 Windows Mobile Standard (non-touch screen) device

There seem to be fewer and fewer non-touch screen Windows Mobile devices available today and one of the best I have tried in a long time is the HTC S740. The S740 is not available from a US wireless carrier, but is available from importers and works on GSM networks. It is one of the narrowest Windows Mobile devices I have used, yet it has a full QWERTY keyboard as well hidden under the display and phone keypad.
By Matthew Miller, Contributing Writer
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There seem to be fewer and fewer non-touch screen Windows Mobile devices available today and one of the best I have tried in a long time is the HTC S740. The S740 is not available from a US wireless carrier, but is available from importers and works on GSM networks. It is one of the narrowest Windows Mobile devices I have used, yet it has a full QWERTY keyboard as well hidden under the display and phone keypad.

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Both of these devices are non-touch screen Windows Mobile devices. The S740 has better specifications and is a fantastic device.

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Both keyboards are now slid open so you can see the different keyboard configurations used on each.

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A phone keypad is spacious and found on the bottom of the front of the S740.

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The directional pad, hardware buttons, and send/end keys are found above the keypad.

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The book looks classy and has that great soft touch material.

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The 3.2 megapixel takes decent photos, but is not as good as the HTC Touch Pro.

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The HTC extUSB port is found on the bottom and is used for syncing, charging, and headset usage.

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The camera shutter button is on the right side, but it does not have a focus feature so pushing half way doesn't do anything for the camera.

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There are two volume buttons to control system volume on the device.

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The HTC Rose keyboard is very well hidden and as you can see is quite functional with the width running the full length of the phne.

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Here is a close-up of the left side. Up on the top you can see the Caps & FN indicator lights.

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The right side of the keyboard has directional arrows for another form of navigation when the keyboard is available.

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The keyboard has good spacing and the feedback and travel actually feel decent when you enter text.

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This menu appears when you transform from portrait to landscape (slide out the keyboard) mode.

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The WM 6.1 Standard Home screen is highly functional and useful on the S740.

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There is a quick way to access your most common settings right from the Home screen.

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A slimmed down version of the HTC Weather utility is available on the Home screen.

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Selecting the weather application from the Home screen reveals the 5-day forecast.

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You can quickly bounce between your favorites from the Home screen.

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